H.R. 9342 · 119th Congress

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

Introduced on Jun 18, 2026 by Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 18, 2026
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To revise certain authorities of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Books and print media
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional committees
  • Congressional oversight
  • Digital media
  • Government Publishing Office (GPO)
  • Government information and archives
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Joint Committee on Printing
  • Libraries and archives
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Right of privacy

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 18, 2026). Public domain.

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

This bill revises certain programs and operations of the Government Publishing Office (GPO). The bill also revises a Library of Congress (LOC) requirement related to the publication of the Constitution Annotated.

Specifically, the bill revises the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) through which GPO provides long-term public access to federal publications. Among other changes to the FDLP, the bill (1) updates statutory references within the FDLP to include references to government public information in all formats, including digital; and (2) removes a requirement that a depository library must maintain a specified minimum number of books.

Additionally, the bill requires GPO's Superintendent of Documents to (1) provide descriptive cataloguing records for government public information, which must include metadata; and (2) protect the privacy of individuals using the digital repository system.

Among other changes to GPO operations, the bill

  • redesignates the Joint Committee on Printing (which oversees GPO) as the Joint Committee on Publishing and updates the relevant statutory references,
  • specifies that GPO may provide publishing services,
  • allows GPO to accept gifts,
  • increases the statutory simplified acquisition threshold for GPO purchases, and
  • updates certain employee leave carryover and compensation rules.

The bill also replaces the requirement for LOC to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for LOC to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2026 and all subsequent editions.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Stephanie I. BiceR-OK-5Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 18, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jun 18, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jun 18, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jun 18, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Sep 10, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.
  8. Sep 10, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.
  9. Sep 10, 2026Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
  10. Sep 10, 2026 · HouseCommittee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
  11. Sep 10, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5546-5551)
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9342.
  15. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5546-5550)
  17. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 15, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Library Association1 report
    $71.3K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.